Last week’s episode of Pretty Little Liars ended on a major cliffhanger — and a morbid one at that. The last thing we saw was Ali being pushed through the hospital hallway into a blinding white light — as if the multiple breakups that occurred weren’t traumatizing enough!

Let’s get right to it, because tonight’s ep was a literal BEAST.

We open with Hanna getting dressed as Aria walks in and notices horrible burns all over her back, presumably from when she was kidnapped. Yikes. Hanna avoids answering all questions (and P.S., she’s wearing her engagement ring so she clearly hasn’t told the other girls about her breakup with Jordan). The Liars gather together to discuss what to do about Elliott and Mary. They decide to split up as usual; Emily, Aria, and Hanna will go to the hospital, and Spencer will talk to Toby.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Alison decides to fight back against Elliott...but he quickly pins her down and then literally straps a muzzle on her face. Um, is this Pretty Little Liars or The Silence of the Lambs?!?!

While Ali is dealing with those Hannibal Lecter vibes, Spencer heads over to Toby’s RV to enlist his help in researching Mary and Elliott. Sidebar: does Toby have a house? I know his childhood house blew up a few seasons ago (really) but what is up with his living arrangements RN? Anyway, Toby’s not home, but Yvonne is, aaaaand she’s also sporting a huge sparkly rock. Needless to say, Spencer is out of there faster than she could even muster up a forced “Congratulations,” and the hashtag #TobyProposed flashes across TV screens throughout America. Ugh, RIP Spoby.

Back at the hospital, the other girls are meeting with the head doctor in the hope of convincing him that Elliott is abusing Alison. Hanna does her best Elle Woods impression and informs the doctor that he will be liable in court if it turns out he had prior knowledge of a crime. Of course, Elliott denies everything and reassures the girls that Ali is in good hands (but then he stares sinisterly at the camera to make sure that we know he’s lying.)

At the Hastings residence, Caleb is making a sandwich in the kitchen when Spencer comes in to tell him about Toby and Yvonne. She then proceeds to interrogate him about Hanna, and things get pretty awkward pretty quickly when he reveals that they kissed on the night of the kidnapping.

Before things could get even more complicated, Spencer’s phone rings and it’s...Jason????

It turns out that Jason had no idea that Ali was in the hospital (remember when Elliott said that he had been in contact with him? Another lie, of course.) The girls reconvene to come up with their next plan, which is to break into that locked ottoman in Ali and Elliott’s bedroom. Also, when no one is looking, Emily steals Mary Drake’s Radley file from Spencer’s bag. Hmm.

Aria, Spencer, and Hanna head over to the DiLaurentis household for some good old-fashioned snooping. Aria clearly drew the short straw, because she has to sneak into the house while Hanna and Spencer are on lookout duty in the driveway.

Inside the ottoman, Aria finds rusted medical tools, torn paper with a recipe written down, and vials of medicine. Not your everyday bro objects, that’s for sure. She takes pictures of everything on her phone, and of course, Elliott comes driving up just as she’s getting to the good stuff. Hanna and Spencer try to stall him as long as possible, and Aria makes it out the window juuuust in time. Phew.

Later, the girls are going through the pictures of Elliott’s collection, and they notice a credit card receipt for a night at a bed & breakfast near the farm that Elliott’s family supposedly owns. They think it’s weird that Ali and Elliott would stay at a B&B instead of with Elliott’s family, so Aria and Hanna decide to go pay the inn a visit. Spencer stays behind to research the medicines in Elliott’s toolbox.

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Meanwhile, Emily is bartending at Radley when Sabrina, the barista from the Brew, comes in. It’s clear that Emily has a crush on her, but things get pretty awk when it becomes obvious that Sabrina is on a date with another girl. But! The plot thickens when Sabrina tells Emily that “the other girl” was just her ex, and then proceeds to ask Emily to dinner. It’s about time Emily gets a new love interest! We are Team Sabrina (unless she ends up being on the “A” Team, that is). Also – who kisses their ex like that? Just sayin’.

Aria and Hanna drive up to the B&B to see if they can get any information about Ali and Elliott’s visit, but they quickly learn that Elliott never took Ali there at all. Instead, he took Charlotte. Ruh-roh. The liars encounter a creepy little girl named Eliza who delivers the scariest line of the episode:

Eliza’s dad comes into the barn and kicks Hanna and Aria out before they can get any more details. As they are leaving, something catches Hanna’s eye and she completely freaks out. She notices a cow prod resting against a fence and tells Aria, “That’s what he used on me.” ...OMG.

While Aria and Hanna are heading back from the B&B, Spencer is deep in research-mode. She figures out that the ingredients that Elliott had written down were used to make latex…as in, masks. She also figures out that the vials of medicine are stimulants that, when used in high doses, can cause hallucinations. As Emily put it, “Ali wasn’t crazy when she went into the hospital, but Elliott is making sure that she is now.” Watch out, Dr. Rollins – the Liars are onto you!

Later on, Spencer is still hard at work when Caleb comes in and asks to talk. Spencer is convinced that he still has feelings for Hanna (duh) and decides to end their relationship.

Over at Toby’s RV/plot of land, he is celebrating his engagement with Yvonne’s family when Emily approaches. Emily gives Toby the Mary Drake file that she swiped from Spencer’s bag and asks him to do some research to find out what might be linking Mary and Elliott. Toby agrees. Later, after Yvonne’s family is gone, Toby sits down to do some research...and finds Elliott’s driving record online. It doesn’t seem all that interesting, until he realizes that the date on the traffic violation was 1958. Wait – what?!?!?! How is that even possible? Okay, is Elliott actually a wizard?!

At the hospital, Ali is waking up from another induced sleep to find Elliott sitting at her bedside. Not creepy at all. He says to her, “Change of plans”…in his British accent this time.

While Elliott is sharing his plan with Ali, the Liars are together discussing whether or not to go to the police. (Spoiler alert: they don’t go to the police. They never go to the police. Are you surprised?)

Suddenly, Emily gets a text from Elliott that reads “S.O.S.” and contains a GPS location. They figure out that Ali sent the text from Elliott’s phone, and they jump into Hanna’s car to follow them.

Ali is pretending to be asleep as Elliott drives her deeper into the woods. Suddenly, she jumps on him so he spins out of control, and she darts out of the car. He jumps out as well and chases her...and he ends up running RIGHT INTO HANNA’S CAR AND GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH HER WINDSHIELD AND WE CANNOT KEEP CALM ABOUT THIS OMG OMG OMG.